Welcome to the eighth episode of “We Effed Up!” On this installment, we talk about why William Paterson’s hare-brained Darien scheme led to the end of an independent Scotland.
Sources
- McKendrick, John. Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire. Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2016.
- Orr, Julie. Scotland, Darien, and the Atlantic World, 1698-1700. Edinburgh U. Press, Edinburgh, 2015.
- Watt, Douglas. The Price of Scotland: Darien, Union, and the Wealth of Nations. Luath Press, Edinburgh, 2007.
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